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Switch emulator yuzu progress
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Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
sadly it is.
But i still like this emulator to replay the switch games i own with mods, better gfx etc etc
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-Arcadia-
Banned
Do somewhat agree with this. Or at least it will end up that way for most.
That said, with so many (pretty much all) Switch games having an unlocked resolution, it's going to be fascinating to see the games like Yoshi and Link's Awakening, that went a little lower resolution on the platform, go right up to 4K.
It could cast those games in a whole new light, as the assets themselves look fantastic.
Elektro Demon
Banned
I love to see progress.
Yuzu is my only way to play Bayonetta 3 when it finally releases.
Yuzu is my only way to play Bayonetta 3 when it finally releases.
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SLoWMoTIoN
Unconfirmed Member
Bro the Switch is basically a tablet.
Kuranghi
Member
I know, I never actually owned an N64 so I completed Super Mario 64 [and Ocarina of Time, Wave Race 64, etc] on UltraHLE. I also didn't own a controller for my PC so had to play them all on keyboard, spinning bowser around on the arrow keys is locked into my muscle memory forever haha.
Pejo
Member
Well I get what you're saying, but what's the difference if you own the hardware and the software, yet choose to play it on PC with enhanced performance/resolution/etc? Emulation always walks a fine line, but I think morally for myself it's fine as long as I've legally purchased everything ahead of time.
NAI1210
Member
Yes if you own the game that's a different story, I mean I would play demon souls at 60 fps with no qualms on pc as I have the original disc,
I might be wrong but I would think a lot of gamers using these emulators won't also own a copy of the game they are playing on emulation
Gp1
Member
Now you can play galaxy 2 60 fps... on a android flagship of last year.
daninthemix
Member
Switch is unnecessary because of Yuzu.
PlayStation and Xbox are unnecessary because of ports.
PlayStation and Xbox are unnecessary because of ports.
NAI1210
Member
Yes if you own the game that's a different story, I mean I would play demon souls at 60 fps with no qualms on pc as I have the original disc,
I might be wrong but I would think a lot of gamers using these emulators won't also own a copy of the game they are playing on emulation....
Sorry for responding with the exact response I gave Spukc,
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
yeah i am not going to sit here and pretend that is not happening
Gavin Stevens
Formerly 'o'dium'
There's a switch emulator...? I did not know this...
This is... good. Very good. Maybe one day I'll be able to play Luigia mansion 3 at 8k afterall
This is... good. Very good. Maybe one day I'll be able to play Luigia mansion 3 at 8k afterall
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
deriks
4-Time GIF/Meme God
There's N64 emulators as soon as 1997, but they're shitty. Since then the developers was full into all console in that time, and the N64 was a dream to do because of his power. In 1999 was the first one that did right, the UltraHLE, but just a few games worked and they have a lot of bugs. Still, they're playable, so it was a huge step.
Dreamcast also didn't take too long to be emulated, but kinda stoped. PS2 got emulators soon too, but the first commercial game really playable took a long time to do. Xbox kinda blew in the dark. The PS360 still are a problem to this day. The PS4 and Xbox One are basically a PC, so it's best to port exclusive games - and in a time that we have PSNow and GamePass on PC, maybe we need to wait for the companies itself to do it.
The difference with Nintendo is while the Game Cube was the last powerhouse from them, it kinda took a long time to emulate, but the Wii is basically a Game Cube on steroids, and it came later, and he is just the second best selling console ever that a lot of developers got their hands on it. Also, Dolphin was working kinda good when it came out, so it was a matter of evolving the same emulator. The Wii U took a while kinda for the same reason as the Game Cube - not a lot of people into the development, and I guess that the GamePad was bad too, but more better hardware came out and there you go. Switch is also just a better Wii U that developers could get since 2015 (Nvidia Shield), so it's about time
Kenpachii
Member
Tested it out atm, everything is playable really well atm. Pokemon at full speed without any issue's all of them. Mario odyssey full speed without a issue, even luigi mansion at full speed is working fine now.
Basically this is the start of where the emulator will see better performance then the switch, really impressive progress really.
Basically this is the start of where the emulator will see better performance then the switch, really impressive progress really.
magnumpy
Member
it's better than waiting for a windows port. it took decades for that to happen with Mario 64 
luckily emulation exists, which might not be ok for some of you but there are about a billion people in china who hold no such compunctions about the "holiness" of "platform integrity" and throw such notions in the trash filth pile of garbage where they belong
luckily emulation exists, which might not be ok for some of you but there are about a billion people in china who hold no such compunctions about the "holiness" of "platform integrity" and throw such notions in the trash filth pile of garbage where they belong
Makoto-Yuki
Banned
the progress is great but it sucks you need an old switch with certain firmware to get it to work (legally). with this method it's no use to me.
Kenpachii
Member
Emulation is all about CPU unless u push higher resolutions, that's why u probably get bad performance. U could try BSOD settings which kinda are needed, specially the nvidia panel part.
D.Final
Banned
The time of the progress
Holammer
Member
Consider upgrading, you must have crazy bottlenecking with an eight year old CPU.
Mister Wolf
Member
How far off are we from seeing Xenoblade 2 playable from beginning to end in 4K?
Kenpachii
Member
Hour of Luigi mansion on yuzu prometheus 517 version early access.
This game had probably the worst performance barely 17 fps at best in the older builds. It's now completely playable without any slowdown if you got a gsync monitor tho. It was a stutter slowdown lag fest before.
This game had probably the worst performance barely 17 fps at best in the older builds. It's now completely playable without any slowdown if you got a gsync monitor tho. It was a stutter slowdown lag fest before.
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Griffon
Member
It really happened.
Collin
Banned
i have mixed feelings about modern emulation like this. My 16 year old self would have loved it and I used to pirate all the time. Now I buy everything and I probably buy way more games now BECAUSE I pirated in my early years - it exposed me to tons new franchises that now I support with my dollars. (I have very similar thoughts on music and film piracy from my early days).
Emulation of old consoles I def support because a lot of times that's the only way to play old games but new stuff, it's more complicated for me.
Emulation of old consoles I def support because a lot of times that's the only way to play old games but new stuff, it's more complicated for me.
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PocoJoe
Banned
Retro games are ok, as they are hard to get and original dev would not get anything anyways.
Maybe nintendo is different in my mind because they are so greedy, almost never real sales, 3 year old games still on full price, slow cheap tech sold as premium. So if they dont respect consumers, consumers can pee in their eye too
Also because their hardware is just so slow = If games barely run on real hardware and run really well on emulator, then it is Nintendos own fault to design so shitty systems that they dont even work as gaming machines good enough and it turns people to warez kings. And their cheaping out is kind of a reason why their systems are usually easy to emulate, using stock parts or same/similar parts from gen to gen.
But anyway, on overall piracy is kind of ok, as it gives an option for poor people to enjoy from the media and also makes many to buy more stuff than "Non piracy people"
I don't pirate modern games, but used to do it on pc world years and years ago. and I own over 1000 physical games for different systems, so pirating didnt make me less of a hoarder at least.
Maybe nintendo is different in my mind because they are so greedy, almost never real sales, 3 year old games still on full price, slow cheap tech sold as premium. So if they dont respect consumers, consumers can pee in their eye too
Also because their hardware is just so slow = If games barely run on real hardware and run really well on emulator, then it is Nintendos own fault to design so shitty systems that they dont even work as gaming machines good enough and it turns people to warez kings. And their cheaping out is kind of a reason why their systems are usually easy to emulate, using stock parts or same/similar parts from gen to gen.
But anyway, on overall piracy is kind of ok, as it gives an option for poor people to enjoy from the media and also makes many to buy more stuff than "Non piracy people"
I don't pirate modern games, but used to do it on pc world years and years ago. and I own over 1000 physical games for different systems, so pirating didnt make me less of a hoarder at least.
martino
Member
same here.
Nethernova
Member
This is awesome! Can games be run at higher resolutions yet? When I checked in last there was no option for it
D.Final
Banned
Yes
How can this be? Leaked documents?
Checking the release dates:
March 21, 2001 -> Japan release
June 11, 2001 -> Us release
History of emulation
This page contains information of emulation history. Emulation in general gained popularity around 1995-1997, mostly due to increased CPU speed, increased usage of Internet, and increased number of decent emulators. The early history of NES emulation is vague, but there are some early emulators...
emulation.fandom.com
D.Final
Banned
How can this be? Leaked documents?
Checking the release dates:
March 21, 2001 -> Japan release
June 11, 2001 -> Us release
History of emulation
This page contains information of emulation history. Emulation in general gained popularity around 1995-1997, mostly due to increased CPU speed, increased usage of Internet, and increased number of decent emulators. The early history of NES emulation is vague, but there are some early emulators...
Probably just hackers programs
I suppose
D.Final
Banned
Well....
D
Deleted member 1159
Unconfirmed Member
Eh, if I can play the games I've bought legally at better performance, I'm not going to complain. The Switch was cracked wide open early anyway, I kinda doubt the emulation scene is going to do much more in terms of piracy than being able to completely open up the earlier Switch units. Especially if a beefy computer is required
zeomax
Member
You need to patch every game for higher resolution. There is no general setting for all games.
Bankai
Member
Yeah and the (first) Xbox was "just Pentium-based with a Geforce3".. but it isn't emulated well at all.
Romulus
Member
I feel like the switch is already emulated nearly as well as the OG xbox ever was, even being 16 years newer.
Og xbox was just an anomaly, hard to emulate its games, but could emulate other games superbly.
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D.Final
Banned
Ouch!
MMaRsu
Gold Member
Cemu already emutales botw above 60fps just fyi
SurprisedPikachu
Member
Yep. I'll wait until Nintendo moves on to the next console before touching Yuzu. Gives me time to collect games to legally emulate.
Moses85
Member
Yes, but only the WiiU Version, BOTW2 wont get a release as WiiU Version.